The Government has rejected a deferral of beer duty payments due on 25th April relating to beer produced in March. Beer duty for the whole of the next quarter, amounting to £750 million, April-June, will also not be deferred. Brewery sales to pubs currently is about zero, and this is due to pubs following Government Covid-19 guidelines. The relationship between pubs and … [Read more...]
Local Authorities named and shamed over Covid-19 grants
The hospitality industry across the UK is staring at banks unwilling to lend money to hospitality businesses that urgently need liquidity. In the past month hospitality businesses received no income due to closing, following government guidelines. The reluctance of banks to lend is a major problem, we now learn that some local authorities are delaying grant … [Read more...]
Pubs and Gove disagree over reopening timings
The British Beer & Pub Association is discussing how pubs can reopen and operate post the COVID-19 crisis. But, as pubs plan and prepare for reopening, Michael Gove clearly has other ideas. The trade body says pubs will need a minimum of three weeks’ notice on lifting of restrictions to allow time to prepare to reopen. Brewers will also need this time to … [Read more...]
Pub’s online festival raises £13k for local hospital
Weymouth’s popular music festival, the Quayside Music Festival, run by the Rendezvous & Royal Oak, headed online on Sunday 12 April for its first ever Virtual Quayfest. The music festival saw 20 musicians perform over a 12-hour period, from 12pm to 12am, and raised £13,200 for the local Dorset County Hospital. The success of the event was thanks to a collaboration of … [Read more...]
Stonegate ensure furloughed staff still enjoy the same sense of community
Stonegate Pub Company has launched a new community initiative via its internal platform, Academy Online. The segment of the platform is designed to ensure its furloughed staff still enjoy the same sense of community that Stonegate prides itself on instilling across the business. Academy Online is available to all employees and is accessible via desktop computer and … [Read more...]